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‘Gone’ Featuring Stephen King To Premiere At The Edmonton Festival Of Fear

This October at the Edmonton Festival Of Fear International Film Festival Billy Chizmar’s short horror film Gone will make its world premiere. The film includes an appearance from none-other than Stephen King. From the Press Release: The Edmonton Festival Of Fear International Film Festival will be the first film festival in the world to Screen, “Gone” by director Billy Chizmar, Bel Air, Maryland United States. Barry J. Gillis, founder of the film festival contacted Chizmar to tell him that his short Film, “GONE” was in high contention to Screen at the festival in October, and asked Billy if it had been screened at any other film festival. “After doing an extensive search all over the Internet, I couldn’t find anything about the movie playing at any other film festival. I figured we might have a World Premiere on our hands.” Chizmar e-mailed Gills back to tell him that no other film festival had contacted him about the movie. Gillis told

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 9, 2017

Events

Sci-Fi-London Film Festival Returning To The UK April 27, 2017

The Scifi-Fi-London Film Festival has announced that their 17th annual festival will begin April 27, 2017 and will run through May 6th, with 10 days of film screenings, live music, and much more. From the Press Release: UK: London, April 2017 – Today the SCI-FI-LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2017 launches its astronomical 17th annual programme which will run from the 27th April until the 6th May 2017 across London with ten days of amazing film, live music, immersive experiences and more. It will showcase a fantastic lineup with 6 world film premieres, 13 UK film premieres, 11 world short premieres and 13 UK short premieres. It will host 25 features, 51 shorts and 4 VR shorts alongside its regular classic cult events such as the 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE and SCI-FIDO, the world’s only cosplay for dogs! Opening this year’s festival on the 27th April at the Rich Mix is the UK Premiere of CAUGHT– a film that returns us to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 13, 2017

Events

Happenstance Horror Fest Is Now Taking Film Submissions

The second annual Happenstance Horror Fest kicks off this June 13th, presented by Stained Glass Productions and Blood Bath Productions and sponsored by Horror Fuel. Today, the announcement was made that they have officially begun taking submissions for this year’s festival to be held at Chunky’s Theater in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Last year’s sold out event featured films from directors such as Luchagore, Heidi Moore, Patrick Rea, Andy Stewart, Katie Bonham, and many more. This year they are aiming to be even bigger, better, and bloodier. Awards include Best Local, Best National, and Best International. “All films will be judged by an unbiased motley crew of local horror enthusiasts including award winning authors, bloggers, and filmmakers.” The official Facebook page, opened last week, is the place to go for more information and regular updates. If you are in the area be sure to check out the Happenstance Horror Fest this June. As soon as the lineup is announced we will let

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 21, 2017

Events

The Women In Horror Film Festival Now Accepting Submissions

The Women in Horror Film Festival will be taking place September 21-24 and will feature films, guests, vendors, events and more. The festival is currently open for submissions and seeking terrifying films both full length and short. Winners even have a shot of having their film chosen for distribution by Terror Films. From the Press Release: Samantha Kolesnik and Vanessa Ionta Wright, life-long fans of the horror genre, have launched The Women in Horror Film Festival, a grand celebration and showcase of the talented women in genre filmmaking and screenwriting. The festival will take place at the beautiful Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Peachtree City, GA. The fest will be a weekend-long extravaganza from September 21-24, featuring amazing and terrifying films, special guests, book signings, genre vendors, exclusive parties, and lots of fun! The Women in Horror Film Festival is currently open for submissions! We are looking for short films, feature films, short screenplays, and feature-length screenplays in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 29, 2017

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